is the NBA really less physical

[SkillClash]

i was watching a Michael Jordan interview, and he basically said back when he was playing the Association was more physical, their was more checks into the zone, illegal picks, alot of pushing and shoving...... and now it's less physical then it was

 

[Brosef]

Yeh, and same with the NFL, NHL, etc etc. Too many prima donna ass nykkaz out there now

 

[Nick Barnes]

seriously? back then regular fouls would be flagrant two's in todays game.

 

[USSInsiders]

Absolutely. The league is gonna be trash in about 10 years at this rate. Now it makes sense why Stern is getting the fukk out. He senses it's about suck a lot of dyck n/h

 

[#1 pick]

It is. The rule changes.

 

[Hammer]

no shyt retard

 

[Steezy]

 

[HiphopRelated]

It's the rule changes, not the players.

Suspensions get handed out real liberally and dude's ain't trying to lose a check over some bs

 

[dunkman6]

The league is better now away. It's not like the super stars wouldn't still get favored and get calls if they had the same rules now as they did back then.

 

[nineteeneightysix]

Basketball is not a contact sport...

I don't understand why players don't just drive to the basket...You drive, you get touched, refs put you on the free throw line for easy baskets...

If I played...That's all I will do...Drive, get fouled, get easy shots and repeat...How can you defend against that...?

 

[mbewane]

seriously? back then regular fouls would be flagrant two's in todays game.

Basically.

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

I'm giving the NBA a few more years to change or I may be done brehs.
I was watching a game the other day. In about 2 minutes there had to be 7+ fouls
These players are too fast and athletic to call every ticky tack touch foul. In a few years games gonna take 4 hours because of all the stoppage foul time

 

[Easy-E]

I'm giving the NBA a few more years to change or I may be done brehs.

Great.

And right at that time, the NBA will do nothing to "change" and you'll still find a reason to watch.

I'm tired of the coli declaring leagues dead and threatening to stop watching, yet, still heavily promoted said league.

I wanted to stop watching Dan Patrick Show after what he said about guns and race. After the backlash, he was all apologetic and understanding that he said something ignorant.

A week later he was on, I think , Stephen Jackson's case for something he said.

I just stopped watching.